Ranked
#11,029
Worldwide
Ranked
#10,350
US
Lifespan
98.6
Days
 

Hotspot Shield 3.42

Published by AnchorFree Inc

Details

Latest version:3.42
Location:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
Install size:24.87 MB (26,080,697 bytes)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Hotspot Shield based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Files installed (Hss_Elite.A.I.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Poorly rated based on user's overall sentiment.

3
Malware detections

Hss_Elite.A.I.exe has been detected by the following 3 antivirus programs:
Bkav Security
as HW32.CDB.9dd9
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
as Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.R
Symantec
as WS.Reputation.1
Hotspot Shield 3.42 installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file Hss_Elite.A.I.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


Hss_Elite.A.I.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Hss_Elite.A.I.exe
Name:hotspotShieldElite
MD5:
3
13f3c39639c03f10a891e5ae14a44d53
Uninstall.exe
MD5:f7d6fa1ecf55155eeb0f20ae082bb961
ConduitUninstaller.exe
Publisher:Conduit
MD5:11f46a4c91931ff00ea12df2f0d63836

Installs by Country

28.6%
7.3%
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4.5%
3.6%
3.2%
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2.7%
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1.8%
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1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
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Installs in the United States

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Versions

3.42 100.00%

Facts

  • Hotspot Shield is developed by AnchorFree Inc.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software has a low than expected trust factor which might be a reason to remove it.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0109% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0404%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 86.0%.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 67.98%
Windows 8 29.82%
Windows Vista 1.32%
Windows XP 0.88%

PC Manufacturers

HP 24.88%
Dell 17.41%
ASUS 14.93%
Acer 11.44%
Toshiba 7.46%
Sony 7.46%
Lenovo 6.47%
Samsung 3.98%
GIGABYTE 3.48%
Intel 1.00%
Compaq 0.50%
Medion 0.50%
MSI 0.50%
 
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